Photos by Brad Mikel
Next Week
November 16 2016
Project Angel Heart
Casey Powell
10:55 Board Meeting at Double Tree.
Bob Broom was elected to the RTD Board.
The RTD board has 15 members and meet
once a week.
Marine Corp Birthday
Ken Hostetler reminded us of this date.
Jerry Krause and Tracy Burt were
marines. Tracy was proud to be a
Marine and always comemorated the
date.
Foundation Month
Rick Richard announced that this is Foundation Month
RI's goal is that all members become sustaining Members.
Sustaining members contribute $100 a year.
Rick passed a sign-up sheet for those wanting to
contribute.
Kindles
All Kindles should have been delivered by now.
From Last Week.
Linda Witulski introduced Superintendent Rico Munn.
He thanked the club for furnishing the Kindles.
The Kindles for APS have arrived. Members were
asked to take at least two schools to deliver to.
Salvation Army Bell Ringing
Red Badge member Gage DeYoung has
agreed to help with sign-up for bell ringing.
Each year the Aurora Rotary Club mans the
kettles at two King Soopers locations from
10:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday.
There are teams of 2 members at each kettle.
The starting date is November 26 and 27.
The final dates are December 23 and 24.
Members are asked to check their schedule
and be prepared to signup at the club or
on the Signup Genius that will be emailed.
Upcoming Events
Kimberly Armitage announces upcoming events.
Note: picture from previous meeting.
November 29 Salvation Army Red Kettle
Kickoff
Club has reserved 10 seats
for this luncheon. All have
been taken
December 17 Holiday Party at
The Family Sports Center.
Kimberly Armitage will be
sending rules for the
Christmas sweater contest.
This Week
November 9, 2016
Shots for Tots
RN Becca Miles has been heading up Shots
for Tots for about two years. She was
accompanied by Meredith Kersten,
Carissa Peterson, and Lisa DeVries.
In 2003-4 Colorado ranked 50th in
the country for children with required immunizations
As of 2015, Colorado now ranks 25th
among the states for children with the
required shots.
A number of questions were asked as
to why Colorado ranked so low. Becca
said that some mothers were concerned
about Autism being caused by the
vaccines. Becca said "This is not true".
Some doctor had started this false rumor
because he was promoting a vaccine he was
selling. He is in jail now.
Craig Wagner, the chair of Shots For Tots
for the last 12 years recalled that this
started out as a reading program out
of RM Clinic in Hoffman Heights. Children
coming to the clinic could take their pick
of children's books which were arraigned
around the room. At that time, it was called
Live and Learn. Live being the immunization
and learn being the books.
There was a discussion about holding it at
Fire Station #2. Becca said that it was
the center of children that were under
immunized.
She said the staff was very grateful for the
lunch we furnished for them on "Shots"
day. Currently, a video of the shots
program is in production.
Shots for Tots and teens are held
at Aurora Fire Station #2
Colorado Miners Community Center
and Arvada Fire Station #2.
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